Mike Shearer

2 months ago | sportssquarenews.com | Smayan Srikanth |Neil Paine |Mike Shearer |Jarrett Spence

Well, the Jimmy Butler controversy is certainly too big of news to just not write about. But, instead of me just giving my musings on it, why don’t we get NBA Substack to look into this? Without further ado, I asked 6 of my favorite basketball writers on Substack (not including myself) to write a paragraph about what they think about the Jimmy Butler Dilemma. This is going to be an awesome, must-read, and you don’t want to miss our takes. So, why don’t we start now?

Jan 14, 2025 | hoopshype.com | Mike Shearer

Welcome back to another installment of HoopsHype’s power rankings. Last time, we made New Year’s resolutions for each team. This week, we’ll look at an X-Factor for each team, someone or something that will have a disproportionate impact on their future success. I take into account record, net rating, advanced metrics, a dash of recency bias, injuries, a little haruspicy, and common sense when doing these rankings, which is how I manage to make them objectively correct every time.

Jan 4, 2025 | basketballpoetry.com | Mike Shearer

Tyler Herro was so close to taking the easy way out. A scuffle erupted at the end of Miami’s surprising Jimmy Butler-less win over the Houston Rockets in late December. Amen Thompson was locked up with Tyler Herro and suddenly threw him to the floor. Chaos ensued, with six ejections following the resulting brouhaha. Herro was asked after the game if anything had led to that moment or if it was just the inevitable outcome of a physical game. “Just a physical game,” Herro said.

Dec 30, 2024 | hoopshype.com | Mike Shearer

Welcome back to another installment of HoopsHype’s power rankings! Last time, we performed a quick pulse check on a star for each team. This week, we’ll make New Year’s resolutions for each squad. What should teams be doing when the calendar flips to 2025? Note: I’m still ordering teams based on a proprietary mix of past performance, forward projections, herbs, and spices; it’s more art than science, although the science portion is steadily growing.

Dec 16, 2024 | hoopshype.com | Mike Shearer

Welcome back to another installment of HoopsHype’s power rankings. Last time, we looked at a reason for hope for every squad, and before that, we looked at each team’s most promising young player. But this is a superstar-driven league, so this time, I thought we’d take a quick pulse check on a star for each squad.